Section 0250-07-04-.01 - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE(1) The Tennessee Department of Human Services is the single state agency administering the family violence programs funded with State monies under Public Chapter 930. Acts of 1984 (T.C.A. § 71-6-201 et seq.). In that capacity, the Department convened a subcommittee of the Family Violence and Child Abuse Prevention Advisory Committee to develop performance standards for family violence shelters and shelter services which arc provided with funding from this legislation. Since that time, the Department has also been designated the administrative agency for Federal funds under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act and the Victims of Crime Assistance Act.(2) These performance standards developed for family violence shelters and shelter services are stated as minimum -requirements to be addressed in order to receive funding from State and Federal family violence sources. Services provided through other funding sources or to individuals deemed ineligible under State or Federal guidelines are not subject to these performance standards.(3) These performance standards: (a) Provide a framework within which family violence shelter can develop a safe, secure environment for residents and within which quality shelter services can be organized, delivered and evaluated;(b) Define and describe the components of the service; and(c) Delineate requirements which must be met during the service delivery process.(4) Compliance with these standards is a condition of the contract between the Department and each agency which provides a family violence shelter and/or shelter services. Each agency must meet all the requirements established by the standard in order to be in full contractual compliance.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0250-07-04-.01
Original rule filed May 23, 1986; effective June 22, 1986. Amendment filed March 18, 1992; effective April 3. 1992. Rule assigned a new control number, removed, and renumbered from 1240-7-4-.01 filed and effective March 25, 1999.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 14-33-103, 71-1-105(12), and 71-6-203(7).